tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post8589983326762539520..comments2023-06-25T04:47:18.160-04:00Comments on NationalsFanboyLooser: Harris vs. KearnsMikeHarrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-38072684043551645262008-09-02T17:26:00.000-04:002008-09-02T17:26:00.000-04:00Atlanta also tried to use Willie Harris as an ever...Atlanta also tried to use Willie Harris as an every day player. He was installed as their every day LF on opening day last year and did ok for a while but broke down.<BR/><BR/>First half: .342 / .419 / .441<BR/>Second half: .214 / .294 / .354<BR/><BR/>The rap on him is that he can't hold up. That's besides the fact that as Chris says he's a teensy bit below average in a career year.<BR/><BR/>If anyone wants to give me some action on whether he maintains that 107 adjusted OPS over his next 300 ABs I'll put some serious money down.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-8987249395753640622008-09-02T16:41:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:41:00.000-04:00@abm: Kearns, if healthy, will be in a position t...@abm: Kearns, if healthy, will be in a position to step up and be a leader for *some* team next season. There's nothing that says he has to spit the bit the way Felipe did.<BR/><BR/>If he performs well but doesn't want to be that leader for the Nats, that's an honest point of view, and makes the trade scenario a win-win. If he does stay around, it should be because of superior performance, not unwillingness to eat a contract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-64849763014449845422008-09-02T13:31:00.000-04:002008-09-02T13:31:00.000-04:00Milledge + Dukes + Harris > Milledge + Dukes + ...Milledge + Dukes + Harris > Milledge + Dukes + Kearns. Offensively AND defensively. Career year or not.<BR/><BR/>(And once this year is over, both Harris and Kearns will have experienced their career years already. I'd still take Harris.)An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-29145626550914447652008-09-02T12:48:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:48:00.000-04:00Part of why I love MLB more than the NFL is becaus...Part of why I love MLB more than the NFL is because I hate having to watch all the ghetto showboating. Baseball offers a nice little 90+ mph deterrent to Dukes' equivalent of a linebacker preening after holding a running back to only a two-yard gain. <BR/><BR/>Dukes showboated. Period.<BR/><BR/>Nunez was right to be ticked off. Whining about it to the press, however, was ill-conceived. Better for Nunez to make a mental note of the incident, grow some stones, and throw a purpose pitch or two to Dukes next time-- before getting him him out.Sniviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362759420902407469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-13972735639491675282008-09-02T12:18:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:18:00.000-04:00He basically played all of '04 and the first part ...He basically played all of '04 and the first part of '05 before the Sox realized he couldn't slug his way out of a wet paper bag.Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-87531621357583468982008-09-02T11:57:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:57:00.000-04:00Help me with his history: Has Harris ever had a le...Help me with his history: Has Harris ever had a legit chance to play every day?MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-70028065980048043942008-09-02T11:54:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:54:00.000-04:00Harris, for all the wonderful things he's done thi...Harris, for all the wonderful things he's done this year, still has an OPS+ of about 107. The average LFer is at 112, so in his career year, his offense is still worse than average.<BR/><BR/>He makes up a bunch of that with the glove, but at best he's an average LFer -- which isn't to say that that's a bad thing. If he reverts a little closer to his career levels, he's a bit of a drain.Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-76412902966630300162008-09-02T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:53:00.000-04:00It's a punk tie!Thanks for notes that Harris is ar...It's a punk tie!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for notes that Harris is arbitration eligible. I claim nothing but ignorance - I thought he was an FA.<BR/><BR/>If they eat Kearns, Young and Johnson that's about 20 mil. Damn.MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-21570919342668141712008-09-02T11:39:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:39:00.000-04:00Vladimir Nunez or Nelson Figeuroa. Who's the bigge...Vladimir Nunez or Nelson Figeuroa. Who's the bigger punk? Discuss.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-18847447055288804442008-09-02T11:37:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:37:00.000-04:00Harris is arbitration-eligible after this season, ...Harris is arbitration-eligible after this season, meaning that all the Nats have to do is tender him an offer and he has no choice but to stay here. If they can't agree on a contract by spring training next year, they go to arbitration and the arbiter either chooses the Nats' offer or Harris's offer. I think it's a no-brainer that the Nats tender him, thereby putting him in the exact opposite position of Chad Cordero. (Other teams may want Harris, and he may want to leave - although I'm sure that's doubtful - but they can't have him. Whereas Cordero may want to go to another team and is perfectly able to do so, but it's doubtful that any team besides the Nats would want to sign him.)<BR/><BR/>A Kearns trade would make perfect sense, except that his salary ($9M next year) is so high that no other team would want him, even for prospects. I'm afraid the Nats are stuck with him, just as they were stuck with Lopez this year. If he continues to underperform next season, I can see them dumping him for nothing at the trade deadline just like they dumped Lopez and LoDuca this yar.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-22927597348811512942008-09-02T11:32:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:32:00.000-04:00Willie's arbitration eligible, so they'll have him...Willie's arbitration eligible, so they'll have him if they want him. Keep in mind that Kearns and Pena are also under contract for 2009 already. <BR/><BR/>Vladimir Nunez, as previously noted, is a punk.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967066946860270813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-63183393302366170962008-09-02T11:02:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:02:00.000-04:00Would he sign here again as a backup? Would someon...Would he sign here again as a backup? Would someone offer him full-time duty?MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-51582570687581799832008-09-02T11:00:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:00:00.000-04:00A Kearns trade for prospects could make a lot of s...A Kearns trade for prospects could make a lot of sense.<BR/><BR/>I'm not as apprehensive as Steven is about W. Harris' ability to handle LF. He might not be Soriano, but he's not Wily Mo either, not by a long shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-63957655568208709132008-09-02T10:50:00.000-04:002008-09-02T10:50:00.000-04:00I would say that Harris is one of the more valuabl...I would say that Harris is one of the more valuable bench guys in the league and we should be happy we have him in that role. And we should keep him in that role. Kearns needs to be replaced, but Harris would be a much below-par corner OF.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.com